(RCA Nashville) Two-thirds of the way through Hard Staying Sober, just when you think the song has come to its resigned conclusion, Miranda Lambert explodes into life again. "Why ya think the world drinks?" she demands, and the song abruptly turns on a

(Universal/Island) The title derives from Lil' Wayne's habit of describing himself as an alien in order to emphasise his separation from other rappers. Now that his skills have lain dormant for longer than his mid-00s imperial phase lasted - a time when

(Our Dawn Entertainment) The stakes are high on Dawn Richard's debut solo album proper, the first in a planned trilogy following last year's prelude EP, Armor On. Richard depicts herself as a Joan of Arc-style figure waging a holy war in the name of love